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Campaigners for tax-free, broadband Internet connections picked up some important support Monday--President Bush, who is using a speech in Minnesota to urge Congress to impose a permanent ban on the taxing of broadband hookups.

Microsoft officially opened its European Microsoft Innovation Centre (EMIC) in Germany Monday, and disclosed details of its ambitious effort to collaborate closely with European universities and businesses on projects that are targeted more toward basic science than development.

Audit Committee spends more than $30 million on internal investigation

Computer Associates International's new management team Monday said the company is implementing a wide range of tough changes to make sure it ends what is known as the "35-day month," or premature revenue recognition.

Tying high-tech innovation to prosperity, President Bush is using a speech in a swing state to address an election-year vulnerability: a sluggish job market that hasn't rebounded with the national economy.

It can be no picnic trying to manage SAP's client/server system, R/3. But now systems integrators and other consultants helping customers get a handle on their decade-old system have a new tool from IntelliCorp to help them.

IBM on Monday, April 26, will offer up to its 90,000 partners a sleek, new PartnerWorld program designed to simplify their interaction with Big Blue, while allowing them to extract more readily its offerings and benefits, Mike Kozel, director of Global PartnerWorld, tells VARBusiness.

It's been five months since Synnex went public, and President and CEO Robert Huang rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange last Tuesday. He discussed his company and the state of the channel in an interview with CRN Editor In Chief Michael Vizard and Distribution Editor Scott Campbell. Here is an excerpt:

Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices last week marked the first anniversary of the launch of its Opteron processor, celebrating a year of surprises, including adoption by three top branded server makers and traction in the channel.

Working to drive down overall pricing in its high-end, 64-bit Itanium processor line, Intel has begun shipping a new 1.4GHz version of the processor that the company says will significantly cut down the cost of dual-processor systems.

Although Nortel Networks has been struggling financially, the company has made some concerted efforts to woo the channel, especially in the enterprise. In an interview with CRN Editor in Chief Michael Vizard, Christine Durham, Nortel's vice president for Enterprise Channel Management Marketing, highlights what specific actions Nortel is doing to strengthen its channel partnerships.

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